e1505 review by tech moron

My new e1505 arrived today.
core2duo 1.66 ghz
ati 1400 graphics
80 gig sata
hiz rez screen
9 cell battery
intell wifi

First of all, with the white border, this is one of the ugliest laptops you can buy. But who cares, Dells cost less.

I freaked out at first when I saw how dim the screen was. I was about to return it. then i discovered that on battery power the screen runs dim. so i changed the setting and presto! bright screen. And ya the fonts are small. but you can make them bigger.

The graphics card. Well, I have no idea what graphics cards do any how so i'll skip that part.

I bought the slightly upgraded intel wireless card, it's works really well, I'm about a 100 feet from the router and it's getting a great signal. it was also a cinch to log on to the network. maybe the stock wifi card would be just as good. i dont know.

i think if you plan to use a full lit screen on bat power you should get the 9 cell battery. it runs down pretty fast even with the 9 cell. i really cannot imagine anyone using this computer with the half brightness setting the unplugged unit defaults to.

not sure why people dog dell on build quality. this thing seems solid enough to me.

 

Well...thanks...for your opinion...

 

Users get used to the dimmer screen to prolong battery life, its a small sacrafice for a significant gain. Congrats on the purchase, I hope you enjoy it.

 

I hope you learn more and more about your new laptop and find it pleasing to have. Good luck.

 

If you dont know what graphics cards do why did you spend money for the X1400 ?

 

Thanks for your opinion